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Forum: Australia
Aug 23rd 2009, 10:47 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,941
Posted By torcraw

Re: Thinking of emigrating to Australia or Canada

I'm emigrating from Canada to Australia for my own reasons (and partially because of the weather) but that aside...

I've never had a full-time job in Canada where I've had less than 3 weeks...
Forum: Australia
Aug 20th 2009, 2:31 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,582
Posted By torcraw

Re: Previous US residents please advise on the move...

They also need to consider any incremental cost of shipping the TV, plus the possibility of breakage during shipment. I did some electronics browsing when I was last in Oz, and the difference in TV...
Forum: Australia
Aug 20th 2009, 2:22 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,582
Posted By torcraw

Re: Previous US residents please advise on the move...

Thanks comet555 and Dorothy.

The All-Bran I'm referring to is actually All-Bran Buds, which is completely different than the flakes, it's more used as a fiber supplement to add to other cereals,...
Forum: Australia
Aug 19th 2009, 10:28 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 1,582
Posted By torcraw

Re: Previous US residents please advise on the move...

Comet, I'm another Canadian moving down to Oz very soon. Is there any Australian equivalent to Kellogg's Mini Wheats (Brown Sugar version)? I eat that daily as part of my breakfast here in Canada,...
Forum: Australia
Aug 19th 2009, 7:40 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 1,582
Posted By torcraw

Re: Previous US residents please advise on the move...

Re:PAL TV.

If the television is an HDTV, and the connection from the set-top OTA box (or cable/satellite box) to the TV is via HDMI cable, then it should theoretically work, HDMI will usually...
Forum: Australia
Jul 23rd 2009, 1:49 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,340
Posted By torcraw

Re: confusion of Medicare levy exemption period

@ memsgg - My earlier post (9) was only responding to ABCDiamond's post about LHC (lifetime health cover) loading.

It did not apply to your (memsgg) situation in the first message of this thread...
Forum: Australia
Jul 22nd 2009, 2:52 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,340
Posted By torcraw

Re: confusion of Medicare levy exemption period

All current documentation and websites from the government have clarified that the deadline to avoid LHC loading is actually:



Source:...
Forum: Australia
Jul 10th 2009, 3:18 am
Replies: 32
Views: 3,195
Posted By torcraw

Re: Life in Victoria

Nice inclusion of the state's official slogan in your response :lol:
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2009, 11:10 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,615
Posted By torcraw

Re: 20kg baggage alowance

Okay, I guess that's the norm for the Asian airlines then. I'm more used to the airlines that operate from North America, where they all permit 23 kg/50 lb (or 23 kg X 2 bags for overseas flights)...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2009, 7:54 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,098
Posted By torcraw

Re: Cost of laptops in Australia

Now that I think about, HP's standard one-year warranty is also valid internationally.

However, a potential issue with HP when I was talking to their customer service people a few months ago (and...
Forum: Australia
Jun 2nd 2009, 7:40 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,615
Posted By torcraw

Re: 20kg baggage alowance

20 kg is standard? Only on the really cheap budget airlines.

23 kg/50 lb is standard on both Qantas and Virgin Blue (and it's affiliates) for Aussie airlines, and is also standard for all U.S. and...
Forum: Australia
May 31st 2009, 12:08 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,098
Posted By torcraw

Re: Cost of laptops in Australia

If you're visiting the US, buy it as soon as you arrive, and run it constantly, trying everything. Usually, if there is something wrong with the laptop, you will see it in the first few days. And...
Forum: Australia
May 28th 2009, 3:01 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,177
Posted By torcraw

Re: Temporary Visa and Pensions

Remember that being "resident for tax purposes" is not the same as being a "resident for visa/immigration purposes". (and if the word "resident" is being quoted from the ATO website or documents,...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 26th 2009, 1:35 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,701
Posted By torcraw

Re: Initial visa validation possible without evidencing visa?

kyler, read what I wrote in post 8 (referencing an earlier post) again... the visas are all electronic, including the 175
Forum: Australia
May 25th 2009, 1:59 am
Replies: 12
Views: 871
Posted By torcraw

Re: Mobile Broadband

Might be difficult for him to get that "three" deal if it's a contract, as he's a new migrant and thus has no credit history. (may need to get prepaid for first few months until he establishes...
Forum: Australia
May 22nd 2009, 11:33 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 990
Posted By torcraw

Re: Are Email communications the same with mail correspondence?

Not exactly. I'm in IT Security, and have done some work on the legality of e-mail.

For an e-mail to be non-repudiated and have as much force as a registered letter, you need at a "minimum" to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 21st 2009, 2:09 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,701
Posted By torcraw

Re: Initial visa validation possible without evidencing visa?

The sticker is NOT mandatory, either for the airline or for the Australian immigration officer. It can wait until after you arrive in Australia, if you can't do it immediately in Canada (which, if...
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2009, 5:31 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 646
Posted By torcraw

Re: Opening Aussie bank account on reccie trip

chris1386, were you able to get your ATM card and access to your account via Internet banking while you were there?
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2009, 4:58 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 646
Posted By torcraw

Opening Aussie bank account on reccie trip

Has anyone opened a bank account on a reccie trip, (at for example, Commonwealth Bank or Westpac), with a non-Australian address? (and telling the bank that you were still a 'non-resident for tax...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 8th 2009, 2:48 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,279
Posted By torcraw

Re: Deadline for stamping visa

Others (including those who did not bother to get the sticker in first for a migrant visa, and someone at an airline) have reported that the IATA system is able to bring up whether or not a passport...
Forum: The Update Forum
May 8th 2009, 1:22 pm
Replies: 74
Views: 10,198
Posted By torcraw

Re: Going Home.. 7 weeks and counting anyone want my visa!

As dazza49 said... lots of other cities on the east coast that aren't as isolated as Perth, and are bigger, so lot more food choices.

And the rest of the world is in recession too, you're not...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 8th 2009, 1:17 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,279
Posted By torcraw

Re: Deadline for stamping visa

The airline's IATA based check-in system should be able to read the Australian Electronic Visa System automatically, as soon as your passport number is entered into the check-in system. So unless...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 1st 2009, 3:57 pm
Replies: 1,849
Views: 104,335
Posted By torcraw

Re: April 2008 Applicants

I might be one of the final people on this April 2008 thread, but last night (in my time zone), I got the e-mail that said

I GOT MY VISA!!!

What a long wait, time to begin lots of planning!
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 28th 2009, 11:42 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,750
Posted By torcraw

Re: Got our visa... How to stamp it in passport?

Does not have to be done - see mr. bee's comment before this one - Australian visas are electronically evidenced by passport number. Airline and immigration personnel can see you have a visa in their...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 28th 2009, 1:34 pm
Replies: 1,400
Views: 120,549
Posted By torcraw

Re: For all CSL, allocated CO or waiting for CO

Don't do them again unless specifically asked by the CO. The CO is allowed to, and there have been several cases reported on this discussion board where they have, extended the validity of the...
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